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he might just be as out of touch, as say, mitt romney. >> what is wrong with mitt romney? >> this is going to look really bad on the evening news. >> it certainly does. let's get right to our panel. political commentator abby huntsman, strategist julian epstein. good afternoon to all of you. if i can start with you, rich. mitt romney spent much of the week saying the president was out of touch but edged it with new questions about when or if he will release more of his own tax returns. why wouldn't willard mitt man of the people romney come in, clean house and release the lot. what is the problem? >> well, there is a small issue about how little tax he's paid. you know, they say that he's done everything that is required of him and it's true. what is required of a presidential candidate is almost nothing. he could actually follow his father's model here. his father did set the standard in terms of releasing previous years. and it is interesting, watching this first engagement between the two campaigns. head to head here. because the romney campaign's effort is to say this
he might just be as out of touch, as say, mitt romney. >> what is wrong with mitt romney? >> this is going to look really bad on the evening news. >> it certainly does. let's get right to our panel. political commentator abby huntsman, strategist julian epstein. good afternoon to all of you. if i can start with you, rich. mitt romney spent much of the week saying the president was out of touch but edged it with new questions about when or if he will release more of his own tax...
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is -- mitt romney argues that he understands economics. what he is arguing by misinterpreting the book is that a president has some secret lever to either increase the economic performance or decrease the economic performance at will. if a president has that query, why isn't president obama using more of that right now? but it's a theory that no economist believes is true. and so he's making that up out of thin air. and you're just left with the conclusion that mitt romney is spending far too much time with donald trump on the grassy knoll. it's just -- this is just bizarre. >> just a question to you, professor dyson. can america consider electing a man who lies so openly so often? >> i don't think so. he's serving all right, but he's serving us lies, he's serving up untruths and manipulation of the facts for the purposes of his own narrow idealogical perspective. i think that doesn't serve the american people well. >> thanks so much. next, shawn hammerty and others cry foul over a drummed up white house leak story. funny, i don't always r
is -- mitt romney argues that he understands economics. what he is arguing by misinterpreting the book is that a president has some secret lever to either increase the economic performance or decrease the economic performance at will. if a president has that query, why isn't president obama using more of that right now? but it's a theory that no economist believes is true. and so he's making that up out of thin air. and you're just left with the conclusion that mitt romney is spending far too...
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romney, be careful what you wish for. >> mitt romney is a small business guy if you think about it. he was a hedge fund. he walked away with some good money for a company that he didn't create. he didn't create. >> he did create companies? >> he buy company, close companies, get rid of jobs. >> let's kick off with our triple panel this thursday afternoon. david corn, washington bureau chief of mother jones magazine. joining us is krystal ball along with dr. james peterson. thank you, sir. david, i have to go to you. yesterday we were being briefed by sources close to trump that he was going to endorse newt. i guess many of us felt that made sense particularly because they could spend some time comparing third wives. now it appears that romney has stolen the endorsement. what happened? >> these guys just don't have any fidelity, do they? you never know who they will end up in bed with. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i just couldn't resist. the interesting thing to me is not why trump is doing this. trump is doing this because we're giving him the attention. what's happening with mitt romney,
romney, be careful what you wish for. >> mitt romney is a small business guy if you think about it. he was a hedge fund. he walked away with some good money for a company that he didn't create. he didn't create. >> he did create companies? >> he buy company, close companies, get rid of jobs. >> let's kick off with our triple panel this thursday afternoon. david corn, washington bureau chief of mother jones magazine. joining us is krystal ball along with dr. james...
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willard mitt romney born march 17, 1947. we can confirm he is a pisces known for their sensitive nature. the campaign says it released the birth certificate in response to a request by reuters. it had nothing whatsoever to do with the host of romney's fundraiser, the ignoramu xiu, donald trump, taking more calls than an over worked phone sex operator. >> there are many people that don't agree with that birth certificate and don't think it is authentic, wolf. >> i don't know when you say many people who don't agree. >> many people. >> like who? give me a name of somebody. >> there are some people. >> a position of authority in hawaii. give me a name. >> there are many people. i don't give names. there is a lot of questions as to the authenticity of the birth certificate. you can believe it or you don't have to believe it. certainly there are many, many questions. i actually think it is a great issue for mitt romney. >> while romney's campaign has said he does not agree with trump, that it is an issue for him, trump maintains
willard mitt romney born march 17, 1947. we can confirm he is a pisces known for their sensitive nature. the campaign says it released the birth certificate in response to a request by reuters. it had nothing whatsoever to do with the host of romney's fundraiser, the ignoramu xiu, donald trump, taking more calls than an over worked phone sex operator. >> there are many people that don't agree with that birth certificate and don't think it is authentic, wolf. >> i don't know when you...
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i actually think it is a great issue for mitt romney. >> while romney's campaign has said he does not agree with trump, that it is an issue for him, trump maintains he will keep asking the hard questions. so will fox's bill hemmer who traveled all the way to california, clear i under the gun to get some real answers about how governor romney would govern. >> if you're looking for policy, that's really not the intention why we went to california. >> oh, i am sorry, i guess the policy was not off the discussion. okay. surely something of substance was on the table. >> you're a tough guy to crack. is there truth to that? >> depends on who is asking. >> i don't know whether that's the case or not. i think as people get to know me better some will like me and some won't. it is the nature of most folks. >> let's see. mitt doesn't know if he is likeable now, but as people get to know him, they may or may not like him. well, thank goodness we got that cleared up. what else? go on. dig up the dirt. >> what about you as a boss? how would you describe yourself? >> i am not 9 right one to describ
i actually think it is a great issue for mitt romney. >> while romney's campaign has said he does not agree with trump, that it is an issue for him, trump maintains he will keep asking the hard questions. so will fox's bill hemmer who traveled all the way to california, clear i under the gun to get some real answers about how governor romney would govern. >> if you're looking for policy, that's really not the intention why we went to california. >> oh, i am sorry, i guess the...
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romney, a sham. you want to be president of the greatest nation on earth having run your own investment portfolio with an undercurrent of deceit. and just in case you decide to change your tune for the sake of your ambition to become president, here's is the line of your campaign from your very own mouth. >> i'm not familiar precisely with exactly what i said but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. >> thanks so much for watching. dylan ratigan is here to take us forward. dylan, do you have a blind trust? >> no, no. i have neither a trust and unfortunately have vision, and as such, none of those characteristics apply to me. i do, however, always find it intriguing when a man or a woman stand by anything they may or may not have said, no matter what. >> it is a remarkable admission by the man. >> i myself have a difficult time with that. >> you do? why is that, dylan? >> if i stand by something, what if it was from when i used to drink or something? i might not want to stand by it. >> true. >> wha
romney, a sham. you want to be president of the greatest nation on earth having run your own investment portfolio with an undercurrent of deceit. and just in case you decide to change your tune for the sake of your ambition to become president, here's is the line of your campaign from your very own mouth. >> i'm not familiar precisely with exactly what i said but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. >> thanks so much for watching. dylan ratigan is here to take us forward. dylan,...
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romney. here is a guy who is just a lonely millionaire isolated in his own island of thinking. his imagination has obstructed the view that he has, and the real people keep getting in the way. this is an existentialist anxiety going on saying hell is other people, hell is poor people, hell is people who are not rich and mitt romney has no conception of who real people are. our colleague ezra klein has written a powerful blog where he says that instead of thinking that the poor don't take responsibility, they take more than their share of responsibility. they're spending most of their brain power trying to figure out how to survive. they're not trying to be dependent. they're trying to figure out ways to be independent while those who are taking corporate welfare like mitt romney and his ilk continue to obfuscate the fact they are the moochers. the 47% are not the moochers. it's those who have had wealth redistributed to them, and, of course, we believe in redistribution in america except we b
romney. here is a guy who is just a lonely millionaire isolated in his own island of thinking. his imagination has obstructed the view that he has, and the real people keep getting in the way. this is an existentialist anxiety going on saying hell is other people, hell is poor people, hell is people who are not rich and mitt romney has no conception of who real people are. our colleague ezra klein has written a powerful blog where he says that instead of thinking that the poor don't take...
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mitt romney. so remember that in the context of this election, mitt romney has a very fine line to watch in terms of keeping that far right wing tea party base with him and still appealing to the mor moderate independents in this country. >> but ari, to your point, is karl rove respecting the constitution by running ads like that? setting aside the most distasteful nature of the con. tent. >> well, i don't think he's breaking any rules. the fact that so much of this stuff gets so dirty and sometimes in his case, we can trace it back. in many cases, we can't find out who the donors are. the other point that i think is important is all of this is sort of, all of the arguments about the law are sort of bookended here by this really redick louse ridiculous vote we had in the house about holding the attorney general in contempt. something that has never been done before and was timed in a really odd, suspicious way. >> people would say deliberate. >> well, i'm being as fair as possible. the only point
mitt romney. so remember that in the context of this election, mitt romney has a very fine line to watch in terms of keeping that far right wing tea party base with him and still appealing to the mor moderate independents in this country. >> but ari, to your point, is karl rove respecting the constitution by running ads like that? setting aside the most distasteful nature of the con. tent. >> well, i don't think he's breaking any rules. the fact that so much of this stuff gets so...
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here's mitt romney's ad for mr. mourdock currently running in indiana. >> this fall, i'm supporting richard mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with governor daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. >> you heard right, if republicans have their way, mr. mourdock will be the guy to tip the balance of the senate to the gop. and with romney and ryan in the white house, all government will be in their control. and you have to wonder where things might go from there. let's get right to our panel now in washington, msnbc political analyst karen finney and bethleh bethlehem, pennsylvania, professor peterson and joy reid in new york, managing editor. this is the second time in a matter of weeks that a republican candidate for the house, in this case the senate, sorry, has had to clarify that rape is a bad thing. can i just say for the sake of our viewers, rape is a horrifying crime. thes
here's mitt romney's ad for mr. mourdock currently running in indiana. >> this fall, i'm supporting richard mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with governor daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. >> you heard right, if republicans have their way, mr. mourdock will be the guy to tip the balance of the senate to the gop. and with romney and ryan...
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romney. why is that? >> well, keep in mind romney started this whole thing. right after the event happened, he came on the air and before really giving any condolences for the loss of lives, he was accusing the president of making a bad statement which was made by the egyptian embassy as though you couldn't promote the first amendment and defend religious freedom. they set up what was essentially a show hearing where they didn't consult with democrats. there was no effort to get information and do an investigation but they had the show hearing that was added to with a little drama because they sent a single member of congress, jason chaffetz, to libya to do basically a touchdown and suggest that was an investigation. so this was cooked up. then the next thing, they made the mistake that you can't make if you're heavy into propaganda. they believed their own propaganda, and that's what you heard when mitt romney made his big gaffe. >> on these allegations, sir, of a cover-up, most offensive to the relatives of at least two who died in that attack, who have ple
romney. why is that? >> well, keep in mind romney started this whole thing. right after the event happened, he came on the air and before really giving any condolences for the loss of lives, he was accusing the president of making a bad statement which was made by the egyptian embassy as though you couldn't promote the first amendment and defend religious freedom. they set up what was essentially a show hearing where they didn't consult with democrats. there was no effort to get...
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. >> i guess we better unzip and let the real romney out. >> the real romney is out and the president thinks that's just marvelous. >> he even called it marvelous. >> it seems right here, trees are the right height. >> i love cars. >> ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ ♪ you can climb a found, you can swim a sea ♪ >> it does sound like the general election bell has been wrung with rick santorum tightening his grip after a hat trick of victories and finding himself in his first direct engagement with the president. the substantial gain in delegates came with a growing perception he is starting to win over those reluctant tea partiers and evangelicals, confirming what the president and his team have been planning all along, marvelous mitt as the number one challenger. in a speech to i anews editor luncheon today romney offered a preview of general election battle lines. >> our choice will not be one of party or personality. this election will be about principle, freedom, and opportunity will be on the ballot. >> yes, well, lord knows he hopes this election won't be about pe
. >> i guess we better unzip and let the real romney out. >> the real romney is out and the president thinks that's just marvelous. >> he even called it marvelous. >> it seems right here, trees are the right height. >> i love cars. >> ♪ oh beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ ♪ you can climb a found, you can swim a sea ♪ >> it does sound like the general election bell has been wrung with rick santorum tightening his grip after a hat trick of...
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romney. and yet at a choreographed campaign event moments ago, romney joined america's mayor rudolph giuliani at a new york fire house that lost 11 firefighters on september 11th. >> i think it is totally appropriate for the president to express to the american people the view that he had an important roll in taking out osama bin laden. i think politicizing it was, and try to draw a distinction between himself and myself was an inappropriate -- >> you notice we had to [ bleep ] out the protester there. i guess romney didn't consider the potential drawbacks of holding his photo ops on the day of citywide occupy protests. with me, professor dyson. political chief vogel and here, the correspondent for the nation. ari, it was unfortunate that mitt romney was heckled in that way. what was your reaction to him saying this morning in all seriousness, this anniversary should not be politicized and yet going to a fire house in new york and eating pizza with firefighters. >> two reactions to this. one
romney. and yet at a choreographed campaign event moments ago, romney joined america's mayor rudolph giuliani at a new york fire house that lost 11 firefighters on september 11th. >> i think it is totally appropriate for the president to express to the american people the view that he had an important roll in taking out osama bin laden. i think politicizing it was, and try to draw a distinction between himself and myself was an inappropriate -- >> you notice we had to [ bleep ] out...
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>> why now are you supporting mitt romney? >> why am i supporting mitt romney? it's actually a funny story. i lost a basketball game to friend of mine. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti
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the problem is that it feeds into a large he portrait of romney romney, the political bully. this is what mitt's former classmate, philip maxwell said about participating and now call a haunting memory. the boy was pinned down by the state champion wrestler, the captain of the football team. this was bullying supreme. other people did the real work but maxwell said it was romney who wielded the shears. match that with how newt gingrich describes the onslaught from romney's super pac buddies just after gingrich's primary win in south carolina. >> he has a basic policy of carpet bombing his opponent. he doesn't try to build up mitt romney. he just tries to tear down whoever he's running against. >> indeed it seem romney has relied on super friends on pinning his enemies down. the story has carried an additional resonance, given the president's evolution and endorse many. romney has tried to take the air out of this momentous event, trying to characterize it as a flip-flop. >> we don't change positions to try to win states or certain sub groups of americans. you have the positio
the problem is that it feeds into a large he portrait of romney romney, the political bully. this is what mitt's former classmate, philip maxwell said about participating and now call a haunting memory. the boy was pinned down by the state champion wrestler, the captain of the football team. this was bullying supreme. other people did the real work but maxwell said it was romney who wielded the shears. match that with how newt gingrich describes the onslaught from romney's super pac buddies...
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romney. romney's foreign policy mouthpiece was chaenged by andrea mitchell to defend his somewhat hawkish posture towards iran take a listen, dana. >> is governor romney really aro oitn right now and open up a regional war? >> so governor romney has not advocated military action and any suggestion that he has by the president or his surrogates is a mischaracterization. >> dana, i'm sorry, so romy doesn't advocate mitar ac, he president is weak for not aocating military action. how does that one work? >> let me explain it that way, the position romney is taking on any foreign policy issue is he disagrees with president obama regardless of president obama's position onth. ann. he disagrees with it. what would he do differently? >> nothing. >> we don't know. he disagrees with the position on iran, on israel. what wld he do differently? atrethrc ete events unless he is going to reinstate the neocon advisers. >> 17 of the 24 advised president bush. >> and we saw what the results of that were. yes,
romney. romney's foreign policy mouthpiece was chaenged by andrea mitchell to defend his somewhat hawkish posture towards iran take a listen, dana. >> is governor romney really aro oitn right now and open up a regional war? >> so governor romney has not advocated military action and any suggestion that he has by the president or his surrogates is a mischaracterization. >> dana, i'm sorry, so romy doesn't advocate mitar ac, he president is weak for not aocating military action....
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while romney is side ling up to mr. butterworth, president obama is bringing home the bacon in the form of sizzling february fund raising, a $45 million hold combined with the dnc last month alone. surely enough reason to pause and enjoy some st. patrick's day beer. you know who else felt he deserved a bit of rest. after weeks of losing primaries and being ignored, newt found solace this weekend at a zoo in washington. what a relief. we thought he might have gone on a cruise. let's bring in our panel from washington. jonathan capehart, karen finney and michael eric dyson. karen, given mitt romney's current poll rating, ahead of rick santorum by 37 to 31% according to a new fox chicago poll. is this the ultimate proof that being inauthentic and uninspiring really doesn't matter in these primaries. it's about being organized, and if you're organized, you can win? >> it certainly shows that if you understood the way the calendar works and the way the math works and you have the money to be organized, sure. it means you can
while romney is side ling up to mr. butterworth, president obama is bringing home the bacon in the form of sizzling february fund raising, a $45 million hold combined with the dnc last month alone. surely enough reason to pause and enjoy some st. patrick's day beer. you know who else felt he deserved a bit of rest. after weeks of losing primaries and being ignored, newt found solace this weekend at a zoo in washington. what a relief. we thought he might have gone on a cruise. let's bring in our...
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romney seems to leap before he thinks? >> i do. it was a very foolish move on his part and it shows how much politics has changed. normally this would not be a political issue. nor should it be. what happens in the u.s. embassy in china should be within the hands of the officials on the ground and the state department. it shouldn't be something that would be political in the u.s. the same thing with osama bin laden. this should be when we're thinking other our troops and the sacrifice they made. >> romney chose to make it one. he accused the president of dancing and celebrating even though the president according to most people didn't really do that. and he didn't have any facts yesterday as to what was going on. i think it was a foolish move. >> speaking of poison politics, we saw some of mitt romney's former opponents lining up had i been him, however unenthusiastic. all the nasty things they've said. does the nation go through an experience of collective amnesia? the primaries never happened and everyone loves mitt romney. is th
romney seems to leap before he thinks? >> i do. it was a very foolish move on his part and it shows how much politics has changed. normally this would not be a political issue. nor should it be. what happens in the u.s. embassy in china should be within the hands of the officials on the ground and the state department. it shouldn't be something that would be political in the u.s. the same thing with osama bin laden. this should be when we're thinking other our troops and the sacrifice...
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your chances of stopping romney will require as a romney spokesman just said, an act of god. and with mr. santorum, taking a page from mr. romney's guide to public speaking, mistakes and other embarrassing episodes, gaffes like this are not going to help. >> i've never passed a statewide government-run health care system. whether he i was governor because well, i wasn't governor. >>, of course. mr. romney could not let that pass. so he fired back showing santorum who the king of the gaffe really is. >> this president's run out of ideas. he's run out of excuses and in 2012, we're going to get him out of the out -- out of the white house. >> out of the where in and what election night would be without a -- would be complete without a strange metaphor from one state winner, newt gingrich. >> there are lots of bunny rabbits that run through. i'm the tortoise. i just take one step at a time. >> that single victory in georgia prompted newt to give the night's longest speech, something his new secret service detail couldn't protect the audience from. but if there was any question as
your chances of stopping romney will require as a romney spokesman just said, an act of god. and with mr. santorum, taking a page from mr. romney's guide to public speaking, mistakes and other embarrassing episodes, gaffes like this are not going to help. >> i've never passed a statewide government-run health care system. whether he i was governor because well, i wasn't governor. >>, of course. mr. romney could not let that pass. so he fired back showing santorum who the king of the...
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if you love the bush foreign policy, maybe you'll like the romney policy. >> professor, romney has said that he didn't think it was worth moving heaven and earth to catch bin laden. he also said that the country would only be safer, and i'm quoting him, by a small percentage if bin laden was killed. i have to ask you, given what romney said, do you think that he would have been as decisive as the president was in giving the order for that attack on the compound in pakistan where bin laden had been hiding? >> i don't think he would have had enough time to take the polls of the shifting winds. american populace. flip-flop doesn't begin to do justice to what this man has done. blowing in the wind. his policy is bob dylan like. the determination with which mr. obama acted again as our two distinguished colleagues have indicated has taken the wind out of the policy of the conservatives. his responses would be acceptable within the realm of reasonable moderates and he has played that trurp card already. he sow he denies them the comeback. that's a brilliant kind of peremptory strike. he takes
if you love the bush foreign policy, maybe you'll like the romney policy. >> professor, romney has said that he didn't think it was worth moving heaven and earth to catch bin laden. he also said that the country would only be safer, and i'm quoting him, by a small percentage if bin laden was killed. i have to ask you, given what romney said, do you think that he would have been as decisive as the president was in giving the order for that attack on the compound in pakistan where bin laden...
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romney actually applauded these tax cheats in august. he said they know how to find ways to get through the tax code, save money by putting various things in the places where there are low tax havens. how do you fight someone who sees cheating as a virtue? and indeed as many of these companies appear to. >> well, first of all, you have to acknowledge that they are creating jobs. they are job creators, but the skro jobs they create are tax advisers, tax attorneys, and accountants to find special places around the world that charge nothing with regard to corporate income taxes and cleverly help them transfer their profits to these places. how do you stop it? well, you have got to have laws that prohibit it absolutely. you have got to have very high fines and penalties to make it not worth their while, and you've got to have enforcement mechanisms, enforcers in the irs and other tax authorities around the world that can actually root this out. some of it is very complicated. but you see, martin, one of their techniques is to put a squeeze o
romney actually applauded these tax cheats in august. he said they know how to find ways to get through the tax code, save money by putting various things in the places where there are low tax havens. how do you fight someone who sees cheating as a virtue? and indeed as many of these companies appear to. >> well, first of all, you have to acknowledge that they are creating jobs. they are job creators, but the skro jobs they create are tax advisers, tax attorneys, and accountants to find...
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karen, the polls tell us romney is ahead in illinois. he's also spent $3.3 million in advertising thus far as against just $116,000 by santorum. how defuddled must romney be. he panders. he out spent santorum. he's better organized than santorum. >> they just don't really like him unless he spends a lot of money. it's going to be like eight to one in spending. the problem that i think we have seen and talked about this all along, there are fractures within the republican party. so far no one person and people are blaming it on the calendar, i think you have to blame it on the candidates because no one person has been able to garner support broadly across the party, across the country. mitt's coming as close as anybody but he's using a lot of money. >> i'm glad you didn't say what i thought you were going to say. he's had victories in alabama and mississippi. these republicans seem to suffer a loss of self-control after a victory. english as a first language in puerto rico. what happened? >> i think the thing about rick santorum is there'
karen, the polls tell us romney is ahead in illinois. he's also spent $3.3 million in advertising thus far as against just $116,000 by santorum. how defuddled must romney be. he panders. he out spent santorum. he's better organized than santorum. >> they just don't really like him unless he spends a lot of money. it's going to be like eight to one in spending. the problem that i think we have seen and talked about this all along, there are fractures within the republican party. so far no...
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first mitt romney. mitt romney earlier this month said this about the president. >> a newly elected president obama told america that if congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8%. >> that is an outright lie. the president never, ever said such a thing. in fact, that was a speculative projection written by christina roemer and jared bernstein about the possible impact of a stimulus package and it was written before the president was inaugurated. so the devout mormon is apparently a liar. second, rick santorum. mr. santorum is selling himself as the most christian. all the candidates. he says satan is attacking the institutions of america and talks about the great women and men of faith who served this country through self-sacrifice and generosity but when it comes to his personal commitment to charity mr. santorum is remarkably quiet. that's because in 2010 mr. santorum earned almost a million dollars and gave just over 1.7% to charity. during the
first mitt romney. mitt romney earlier this month said this about the president. >> a newly elected president obama told america that if congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8%. >> that is an outright lie. the president never, ever said such a thing. in fact, that was a speculative projection written by christina roemer and jared bernstein about the possible impact of a stimulus package and it was written before the...
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romney's skin with that move? >> those gentle days of yore, martin, when the opposing candidates are at each other's conventions, they'd go down, green screen, go under ground. you wouldn't see them. they'd sort of leave the stage to each other. >> was that in the 19th century? >> i was doing this job when that happened. probably about 10 or 12 years ago. no more. those days are long gone and this president has not been shy. he's been very aggressive, actually, about counterprogramming. think back to when the president announced his candidacy, the president did an event. back to super tuesday. the president had a press briefing right in the briefing room here of the white house. the president it was announced is going to have a two-day trip on tuesday. going to iowa, colorado and on wednesday, he's going to be in colorado and virginia. part of that trip, you can expect the president to talk about what you have talking about, the energy policy, especially in iowa. the president not shy about bringing that up. so co
romney's skin with that move? >> those gentle days of yore, martin, when the opposing candidates are at each other's conventions, they'd go down, green screen, go under ground. you wouldn't see them. they'd sort of leave the stage to each other. >> was that in the 19th century? >> i was doing this job when that happened. probably about 10 or 12 years ago. no more. those days are long gone and this president has not been shy. he's been very aggressive, actually, about...
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what's going on is the romney/radio iromney romney/ryan camp has fused their ideology. that's the reason why they're trying to redefine small businesses as someone like donald trump or some skind of hedge under with a few employees. the reality is that our system is a redistributive system. any system where you pay taxes and use the resources for infrastructure redistributes the wealth of the common folk to then build bridges, build school, hire teachers. it doesn't make sense to try to demonize the government for the very fiber of its existence. it doesn't make sense. >> let me say, i agree with that point wholeheartedly, but i will also point out that there are many breaks in our tax code that redistribute income upward -- >> of course. >> -- and it's the hedge fund guys and gals, mostly guys, that are the beneficiaries of that and that's why mitt romney pays 14% effective tax rate when lots of people whose incomes are far lower pay double that rate. >> sorry to correct you, jared. it's actually 9% if he actually paid the tax rate that he should have paid in 2011 with
what's going on is the romney/radio iromney romney/ryan camp has fused their ideology. that's the reason why they're trying to redefine small businesses as someone like donald trump or some skind of hedge under with a few employees. the reality is that our system is a redistributive system. any system where you pay taxes and use the resources for infrastructure redistributes the wealth of the common folk to then build bridges, build school, hire teachers. it doesn't make sense to try to...
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romney. and your tag line is, i am barack obama and i approve of this message. >> and mr. romney had the same message for his rivals. delivered with his trademark panache at his victory speech last night. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. and in the last few days, we've seen some desperate republicans join forces with him. this is such a mistake for our party. >> for much more now, let's bring in our expert panel, in washington, democratic strategist julienne epstein and with me here in new york, msnbc contributor and democratic strategist crystal ball. julian, if i can start with you, isn't this now all about the crushing of convictions? because mitt romney, the man with the golden flip-flop, has to persuade principled conservative tea partiers and evangelical christians that they too show throw away their preys and vote for him? this is about the dissolution of principles and commitments in south carolina, isn't it? >> yeah, martin. it's kind of like the tin man synd
romney. and your tag line is, i am barack obama and i approve of this message. >> and mr. romney had the same message for his rivals. delivered with his trademark panache at his victory speech last night. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. and in the last few days, we've seen some desperate republicans join forces with him. this is such a mistake for our party. >> for much more now, let's bring in our expert panel, in washington, democratic strategist...
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. >> mitt romney's business experience wasn't about job creation. >> romney tries to dig his way out. >> i don't dig graves from the side. but i probably dug a couple hundred graves. >> grave diggers. can he really feel their pain? >> over the long haul, mr. romney has had many more successes than failures. >> my income comes from investments made in the past rather than ordinary income. >> oh, i'm going to win. >> we begin as we await mitt romney giving an address on the deficit where he is due to describe a prairie fire of debt sweeping across the nation. and the speech in battle ground iowa this afternoon comes as new polling shows mr. romney not only tightening the race but indeed, leading the president. in the new york times head to head match-up, romney now ahead by three points against the president. 46-43%. within the margin of error. perhaps even more troubling for the president, a new usa gallonup poll shows a 9-point lead on romney on who will help the economy improve. 55-46%. issue number one for voters is clearly a key campaign concern for the president. as he admitted to
. >> mitt romney's business experience wasn't about job creation. >> romney tries to dig his way out. >> i don't dig graves from the side. but i probably dug a couple hundred graves. >> grave diggers. can he really feel their pain? >> over the long haul, mr. romney has had many more successes than failures. >> my income comes from investments made in the past rather than ordinary income. >> oh, i'm going to win. >> we begin as we await mitt romney...
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romney, that's not helping. you better finish the thought. >> i have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness, in his leadership skills, in his understanding of the economy, in his understanding of what's missing right now in the economy, you know, the pieces that are missing to get this jump started. so for me i think it would be the emotional part of it. >> right. he's capable, decisive, and emotionally troubled? well, that is an october surprise. let's get right to our panel this afternoon. with us from washington, msnbc political analyst karen finney, who is a democratic strategist. also julian epstein, who is a democratic strategist, and here in new york msnbc political analyst professor michael eric dyson. professor dyson, mitt romney's wife says she's concerned about his mental health. paul ryan says he's inarticulate. if he can't think straight and he can't speak properly, is mitt romney george bush in disguise? >> i'll tell what you. i want to give you the baseline, i don't ha
romney, that's not helping. you better finish the thought. >> i have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness, in his leadership skills, in his understanding of the economy, in his understanding of what's missing right now in the economy, you know, the pieces that are missing to get this jump started. so for me i think it would be the emotional part of it. >> right. he's capable, decisive, and emotionally troubled? well, that is an october surprise. let's...
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romney/ryan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem though, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually saying their internal polling shows that they're still in this fight and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been made, you know, we have the debates coming up, they could be pivotal and they certainly could be but we've heard that in the past. his vice presidential pick was supposed to dang the dynamics. his speech at the rnc was supposed to change the dynamics. all these pivot points have actually gone in the other direction. i think voters are getting locked into their decision ahead of the debates. it's hard to imagine mitt romney having such a stellar debate performance that he could really turn this thing around. >> are you sensing there's almost a rhythm of failure
romney/ryan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem though, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually saying their internal polling shows that they're still in this fight and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been...
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. >>> but we begin with mitt romney. a day before valentine's day, still struggling to get the love of the republican party. increasably burned by independenting, by conservatives, by the grand old party. he may no longer have the title of, can rick -- the latest pew poll showing santorum the clear favorite of tea party and evangelical voters, santorum leading the race with 30%, a 17-point surge from just weeks ago. in gallup adaily tracking poll, santorum with momentum, now within two points of romney who's on a downward slide. still one day after calling himself a severely conservative republicans, he did claim two wins this weekend. the conservative political action conference giving him 38% to rick santorum's 31%. just hours later, in the maine fla caucus. >>> the hearts and roses are not exactly forthcoming. >> we are not convinced. >> but governor he's been running for five years. >> and spent millions and millions. >> is rick an storm suggesting -- >> pays for their ticket and they come in and vote and they leave.
. >>> but we begin with mitt romney. a day before valentine's day, still struggling to get the love of the republican party. increasably burned by independenting, by conservatives, by the grand old party. he may no longer have the title of, can rick -- the latest pew poll showing santorum the clear favorite of tea party and evangelical voters, santorum leading the race with 30%, a 17-point surge from just weeks ago. in gallup adaily tracking poll, santorum with momentum, now within two...
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the best attack ad on romney is mitt romney. to pick up on michael and michelle's point, what is romney going to come with in the campaign to have a good showing? he can't talk about taxes with tacks being the lowest they have been in 50 years. he can't talk about medicaid and medicare because their policies are unpopular. he can't talk about foreign policy, he doesn't have anything. the only thing he can argue is that obama has not been a good steward of the economy, but as we know, obama has a very good answer to that. and that's on offense. then you think about what he has to do on defense. he's going to be on the defense on the 47%. he's going to be on defense on his tax question. i mean, this is a guy who doesn't have very much to work with at this point. so it's hard for me to see, even if he doesn't make a major gaffe, which he does on a weekly basis, even if he doesn't, what ammunition does he have to actually have a good showing? >> i'm told there are examples of elections turning on debates, president bush for example
the best attack ad on romney is mitt romney. to pick up on michael and michelle's point, what is romney going to come with in the campaign to have a good showing? he can't talk about taxes with tacks being the lowest they have been in 50 years. he can't talk about medicaid and medicare because their policies are unpopular. he can't talk about foreign policy, he doesn't have anything. the only thing he can argue is that obama has not been a good steward of the economy, but as we know, obama has...
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what is interesting is what romney romney suggests he would do differently. andes standing there in front of a banner saying cut the spending but his own plans would blow a massive hole through any balanced budget approach box massively increase the deficit. because he has proposed huge across the board tax cuts and increasing in government spending. and all we know about his plan to balance the budget, he says cannot be scored because he won't release those details. all we know is an overheard conversation and a private fund-raiser where he talk about closing loopholes like mortgage deductions for second homes. that will go nowhere near closing the deficit that his budget would make worse. so you know, he had a few one liners there but the biggest joke of all is that the very thing he is talking about, he would take us further and further away from. you know, the voters will have a choice and his choice, he may have identified a problem but his solutions are no better than anything we've seen. in fact they're worse. >> that's fair. >> of course it's not fair
what is interesting is what romney romney suggests he would do differently. andes standing there in front of a banner saying cut the spending but his own plans would blow a massive hole through any balanced budget approach box massively increase the deficit. because he has proposed huge across the board tax cuts and increasing in government spending. and all we know about his plan to balance the budget, he says cannot be scored because he won't release those details. all we know is an overheard...